Lamp



March. 26, 1940 J. KERNES 2,195,250

LAMP

Filed May 8, 1959 2 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR Jane@ Jie/7266,

' M7 MV1/MVV v ATTORNEY.

Patented Mar. 26, 1940 i UNITED STATES PATENT oFFilcE LAMP James Kernes, Chicago, lll.

Application May 8, 1939, Serial No. 272,396

' 5 claims. (01.240,41)

The invention relates to lamps and particuexact construction and arrangement shown and larly stand lamps employing shades. The shades described, but in the claims hereinafter set forth, preferably used are those which are round and I intend to cover all modiiications and variations circular, having open tops and bottoms and made of the invention.

of silk, rayon, or other suitable materials. In the drawings:

The invention is directed particularly to the Figure 1 is a front velevational View of the lamp use of a system of illumination employing uostandard showing the lamp shade, aportion ofthe rescent tubular lamps. bottom iiuorescent tube support and the base.

The modern type of uorescent lighting tubes Figure 2 is a front elevational view of the 10 are so great in length, usually coming in 18 inch, iluorescent tubes, and several of the supports 24 inch, 36 inch, and greater lengths, that they within the lamp shade, the shade being shown obviously cannot be handled like ordinary elecin section. tric light bulbs. It is substantially impossible to Figure 3 is a top plan view of the angularly secure suineient illumination with the stand disposed uorescent tubes and supports within lamps now in common use and considered in the lamp shadethe present application unless at least three of Figure 4 is a top plan viewon the line s-I of the fluorescent lighting tubes are placed under Figure 1 showing by dotted lines the three transthe shade. formers which are located within the base of the In order to utilize the ordinary standard size lamp Standardof lamp shade and secure suflicient illumination, Figure 5 is a top Plan View showing the con- 20' and to use the uorescent light tubes of the presnection between the ends of the liuorescent tube ent standard market construction, it is necessary andthe supporting tube Showing the method 0f to place the iiuorescent lighting tubes at cerelectrical Contact. tain angles Within the shade and to arrange the Figure 6 is. a Side elevational VeW 0f the uO- supporting rods or brackets with the lamp sock rescent tube socket and the tube support and ets or lamp holders 'in certain positions .of angushows an ornamental member used to conceal larity. Because of use of the fluorescentv tubuthe J'Oint between the sOeket and the tube, thus lar lamps, objectionable glare is gotten rid of improving the appearance 0f the lamp Standard. and excellent lighting and decorative results Figure '1 is an electrical wiring diagram showare obtained. The light from the xture employing the connections between the fluorescent ing uorescent lighting tubes is enabled to tone tubes, the transformers, and the switch mechin with the illuminated ceiling and the surroundanisvm. ing walls in a most satisfactory manner. The invention which relates to the arrange- The fluorescent lamp tubes used in connection ment of uorescent lamp tubes and the System with the present invention are necessarily made of their being connected in a certain manner with in straight relatively long lengths and never like the connecting and supporting tubes. is used the ordinary incandescent electric bulbs. 'They generally with eleetrieal lamp standards which are made in relativelylong straight tubes and may be of the 'licor type or the table or desk it is because they must necessarily have relatype. tively long length that they present some dlni- In Figure 1 there is shown a lamp standard, culty in ,mounting inthe ordinary shade used in having the member IU connected with an ornathe common form of lamp stand. Many promimental member il, which in turn is fastened to nent manufacturers in the United States make the base portion I 2. The lamp shade I3 is sethese fluorescent tubes in lengths of 18, 24, and cured at the opposite end of the lamp standard -.36 inches and over. andis held in place by the ornamental fastener Further objects andadvantages of the inven- I4. The member III is shown as being brokenl tion will be readily understood and more fully at AI5 to indicate thatgvthe lamp standard may described in connection with the following debe either long or short' or of the oor or table scription taken with the accompanying drawings type. 50 showing one embodiment of the invention which As has been pointed out, the lamp shade which 50 has been referred to, but it Awill be understood is used withthe invention is the ordinary, northat changes may be made in the parts and demal, usual type of round or circular shade such tails of the construction and arrangement thereof as is in use and in existence at the vpresent time without departing from the spirit of the invenin this country in very large numbers, and-which tion, and I therefore do not limit myself to the .may readily be utilized with the invention o! the I,

relatively long iluorescent lamp tubes. 'I'hese fluorescent lamp tubes being generally of great length, as for instance 18,'24 and 36 inches, and being supplied and fitted with permanent end contacts may be utilized in the ordinary lamp shades if angularly disposed within the shades as shown in the drawings and described herein. If properly installed within the shade at the proper angles, the ends of the uorescent tubes at the bottom portion of the shades should not be seen, thus causing the lamp stand to present a good and desirable appearance. As shown in the` drawings, there is a set of three iiuorescent lamp tubes a, b and c. Each of the lower 'ends of these fluorescent lamp tubes a, b and c are mechanically and electrically connected with two sets of arms or supports u, v and w, respectively and y and a, respectively. The outer ends of the supporting arms u, v and w are connected to the lower ends of the fluorescent lamp tubes a, c and b, respectively, as best shown in Figure 3 of the drawings, through the Imedium of the lamp sockets and connectors I 6,V

I'l and I8, respectively, 'Ihe shade supporting arms are shown at d, eand f.

As also shown in the drawings, the upper ends of the fluorescent lamp tubes b, c and a are mechanically and electrically connected with the second or upper set of supporting arms at, y and z, respectively through the medium of the lamp sockets and connectors i9, 20 and 2|, respectively.

'Ihe fluorescent lamp tubes, the arms or supports, and thelamp sockets and connectors are all formed carefully and properly so that each of the members of the arrangement will fit together and be connected in the enlarged portions 22 and 23 ofthe lamp standard.

In Figure 5 of the drawings the ornamental casing for one of the lamp sockets and connectors is shown at 2l. Within this casing the connection of an end of` one of the fluorescent lamp tubes and an arm or support is made. Two electrodes 25 and 26 extend from the end of the iiuorescent light tube, and these electrodes extend into sockets 21 and 28 respectively into a. corresponding connector. Each end of each ucrescent light tube is supplied with a pair of electrodes to t into a corresponding pair of sockets embodied in its correspondingconnector.

It will be noted, particularly from an inspection of Figures 2 and 3 oi.' the drawings. that the lamp sockets and connectors are in inverted positions. The lamp sockets and connectors for the upper ends of the fluorescent tubular lamps extend downwardly from the top supporting arms,

and the lamp sockets and connectors for the lower ends of the fluorescent tubular lamps ex tend upwardly from the lower supporting arms. This placement and adjustment oi' the lamp sockets and connectors in the inverted positions shown, together with the angular arrangement of the relatively long fluorescent lamp tubes, and with the double' set of extending supporting arms with Vtheir angular arrangement constitute important features of the present invention.

No claim is made in the present case to the identicalcnstruction of the fluorescent tubular lamps nor the lamp sockets or connectors -as vthey are the .products of another manufacturer and are merely utilized in applicants construction in connection with a modern form of lighting to aid in the use and disposition of the familiar type of lamp shade.

Il In view of the fact that the fluorescent light tubes and the sockets as to their specic construction are not claimed, it is not believed that any specific disclosure beyond what' has been made in the drawings or the specification is I'leCeSSSaIy.

The lamp of the invention is Wired completely i for electrical operation and hascurrent flowing through the wiring 29 and is controlled by the switch 30. The wiring diagram is shown in Figure 7 of the drawings. It is not believed to be necessary to describe the switch, the fluorescent lamp tubes and the transformers in detail, but it will be seen from the diagram that when the switch arm 3| is moved to make contact with the contact point 32 current flows through the transformer 33 and illuminates the iluorescent lamp tube a. When by means of the switch operating arm 3| contact is made with the contact point 34, current continues to ilowthrough the iiuorescent lamp tube a and its transformer 33, and valso through the transformer 35 and illuminates the iluorescent tubular lamp b. When the switch arm '3| is moved further and contacts with the contact point 36, current continues to ilow through the fluorescent tubular lamps a and b and their respective transformers 33 and 35,

and also through the transformer 31 and illumi nates the fluorescent tubular lamp c. At this .time it will be seen that each of the fluorescent .tubular lamps a, b and c are illuminated.

In order to cause the current to cease flowing through the nuorescent tubular lamps, the switch arm 3| is moved out of contact with the contact points 32, 34 and 36.

Having shown and described my invention what I claim and desire to secure Patent of the United States is:

1. A lamp construction including a lamp standard, a lamp shade, elongated lighting tubes having a length materially longer thanthe height of the shadef means for mounting said tubes on the upper end ofthe standard, said means comprising an upper and lower series of arms mounted on the standard within' the confines of the shade for supporting the ends of the lighting tubes, the supporting ends of the arms for each-tube being out of vertical alinement with each other, said lighting tubes being angularly supported within the limits defined by the-dimensions of the shade by Letters and each tube crossing'the standard within the 5' out of vertical alinement with the arms of the f lower series whereby the lighting tubes are angularly supported within the limits defined by the dimensions of the shade and each tube crossinfg Y the standard within the confines of the shade.

3. A lamp construction including a lamp standard for use-with a lamp shade and comprising an upper and a lower series of' outwardly extending arms carried by said standard, a socket carried on each arm for supporting an elongated lighting tube between the two series of arms, said lighting i tubes being materially longer than the height of the lamp shade,.the` upper series `of arms being Y out of vertical alinement with the arms of the lower series, the sockets of the upper series of arms supporting the tubes being out of ,vertical member having two series of outwardly extending:r

'arms attached thereto, said arms supportingv a alinement with the sockets of the lower series of arms supporting the same tubes wherebythe lighting tubes are angularly supported within the limits defined by the dimensions of the shade.

4. A lamp construction including-a lamp stand-- ard for use with a lamp shade and comprising an upper and a lower series of outwardly extending arms carried by said standard, a socket connector carried on each arm for supporting an elongated lighting tube between the two series of arms, said lighting tubes being materially longer than the height of the lamp shade, the upper series of arms being out of vertical alinement with the arms of the lower series, the sockets of the upper series of arms being out of vertical alinement with the sockets of the lower series of arms, said socket connectors being angularly positioned with respect to the arms and at right angles to the elongated lighting tubes whereby the` lighting tubes are angularly supported within the limits series of. uorescent tubular lamps, the ends of the individual fluorescent lamp tubes being connected to the ends of the two series of lamp tube supports, said fluorescent tubular lamps being angularly disposed and arranged about the top portion of said upright member, one series of lamp supporting 'arms being oiset from the other series and not in direct alignment with it, said uorescent tubular lamps and said supporting arms being mechanically and electrically connected at their terminals, plugs secured to the ends of said uorescent tubular lamps for making the connections and sockets secured to the ends of the two series of supporting arms extending from said upright member, said series of plugs andy socket connectors .being in inverted relationship, the connectors at the top portions of the fluorescent tubes extending upwardly from the ends of said tubes and the connectors at the bottoms of saiduorescent illuminating tubes extending downwardly from the bottom ends` of said uorescent illuminating tubes.

' JALEES KERNES. 

